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Rumen Radev held a meeting with European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi 

 

The European integration process of the Republic of North Macedonia should be sustainable and build on its achievements in meeting the EU membership criteria. This is what President Rumen Radev said at a meeting with visiting European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Oliver Varhelyi. The two held a one-to-one meeting today at the presidency.

 

The Bulgarian head of State expressed this country's position, which expects results in the bilateral dialogue with our south-western neighbour, including the provision of constitutional guarantees for the respect of the rights of the Macedonian Bulgarians and real actions for the eradication of hate speech, the preservation of the centuries-old Bulgarian cultural and historical heritage, and the implementation of the bilateral treaty on friendship, good neighbourliness and cooperation. Bulgaria is open to dialogue with the Republic of North Macedonia and with European institutions and partners in the search for sustainable solutions, President Rumen Radev concluded. 

 

The growing hate speech and the retreat from human rights protection were among the main topics of conversation between Bulgarian Head of State Iliana Iotova and American Jewish Committee CEO Theodore Deutch. The two met on the sidelines of the 62nd Munich Security Conference.

Bulgarian Head of State Iliana Iotova conferred with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. The two met during the 62nd Munich Security Conference.

Bulgarian President Iliana Iotova and her Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev discussed deepening energy cooperation between Bulgaria and Azerbaijan. The two held a meeting within the framework of the 62nd Munich Security Conference.

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